Yesterday I bought fruit and veg only to find when I returned home I had left a bag at the shop. I was so thankful today to find they had kept the bag in the fridge for me. It's a good thought that my store's customer service includes honesty and thoughtfulness.
I am tired of staying at home and we planned a chilly afternoon walk at Whiteman's Park. A bold move was made to have afternoon tea at a picnic table, hopefully bathed in sunshine, huddled in coats and scarves and enjoying the pleasures of the park. All went to plan, we enjoyed our walk around the park. We had planned to visit the tiny art gallery but it was closed. Melanie had her art on display there several years back and now we visit every time we visit the park. Instead we visited the pottery/craft shop, holding on to Merv's arm to ensure we weren't responsible for anything broken. The shop was full of Asian tourists taking photos of their babies and each other. A large sign in the shop stated that NO photos should be taken inside. I eyed the owner sitting in the corner and we grimaced at each other. Happy tourists buy more or maybe nothing at all?
Afternoon tea time arrived as the sun hid behind the streams of approaching clouds. We found a picnic table with rays of sunlight dancing upon the table-top. I poured the coffee and milo and we sat with our scarves wrapped firmly around us munching on homemade banana cake and chopped up fruit. Our highlight of our tiny picnic was a visit of the bright green backed Twenty- eight parrots. These parrots are known as Twenty Eights, from their contact call - a whistled 'twen-ty-eight' sound. They are also known as Australian Ringnecks. They are so tame they flew onto our table to share our cake and fruit. They are prolific in the park, flitting in and out of the eucalyptus trees foraging for seeds and crumbs. It is good to take a little time out to have a little fun.
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